On and off the ice, figure skaters know what it takes to make a strong team: relying on each other physically and emotionally while sharing hopes, dreams, and hardships. Take some partnership pointers from these power couples.

Shortly after my husband and I were first married, we were sitting in a restaurant near a middle-aged couple. They were good-looking, well-coiffed, drinking what looked like being expensive wine—and barely said two words to each other.